The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has slammed Indian Land’s Pressley’s Recycling Center and sister companies Crisis Hill, which owns the land, and Southside Metal & Electronics Recycling with a civil lawsuit for repeated violations of state environmental laws.

Despite opposition at its Tuesday, Jan. 27, meeting, Lancaster City Council approved second reading of an amended ordinance that eliminates public comment from the annexation process if all the affected residents agree to it.